Dr Kathryn Willis is a marine socio-ecologist at CSIRO in Tasmania, Australia. She is particularly interested in how communities can establish best-practice conservation management strategies in marine systems to maximise their environmental and social impact. Dr Britta Denise Hardesty is a senior principal research scientist at CSIRO based in Tasmania, Australia. Her globally recognised work focuses on plastic pollution, and marine monitoring and surveillance to reduce illegal fishing. Dr Chris Wilcox is a senior principal research scientist at CSIRO in Tasmania, Australia. His research focuses on ecological impacts of marine debris and development tools for tackling illegal fishing. He is currently on secondment, working with the Minderoo Foundation, as the head of their Sustainable Fisheries Program. Justine Barrett works in the marine debris group at CSIRO in Tasmania, Australia. Her research is aimed at reducing plastic pollution from reaching our waterways and oceans.